Application process for the study trip to Northern Ireland finalised

Published January 19, 2015

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Based on the recently published call for applications for participation in a study trip to Northern Ireland, with the objective to provide support to Bosnian women activists to engage in changing the narrative and nationalistic driven politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and further develop their own activism based on the experiences of Northern Irish women, the selection process has been finalised with short listening of 25 applicants.

Considering the received applications a conclusion was made that the participants would benefit more from the exchange if additional preparatory steps are taken. In line with that it has been decided to postpone the trip to Northern Ireland to later this year, and use the upcoming period for preparations.

The preparations will start with a meeting for the shortlisted candidates to be held on 9-10 February 2015. At the meeting three activists from Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition will join us so that we jointly can open up themes for discussion and exchange.

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Since 2013 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is facilitating a ground-breaking initiative that focuses on the importance of taking into consideration existing experiences and empirical knowledge of women who went through an armed conflict and struggled for women rights, in an attempt to change the dominant narrative of women as victims. Through this initiative we advocate for women’s rights to be represented at all levels in the peace-building process, we put the spot light on the peace activism of women during war, we defend the human rights of women and promote social, economic and political justice.